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The 1948 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Homer S. Ferguson was re-elected to a second term in office over U.S. Representative Frank E. Hook.

General election

Candidates

  • Genora Dollinger
  • Homer S. Ferguson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1943 (Republican)
  • Thomas A. Grove (Socialist Labor)
  • Frank E. Hook, U.S. Representative from the Upper Peninsula (Democratic)
  • Harold A. Lindahl (Prohibition)
  • Michael Magee (Socialist)

Results

1948 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Homer S. Ferguson (incumbent) 1,045,156 50.68% Increase1.13
Democratic Frank E. Hook 1,000,329 48.51% Increase1.31
Prohibition Harold A. Lindahl 12,146 0.59% Increase0.04
Socialist Michael Magee 2,160 0.11%
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove 1,418 0.07% N/A
Socialist Workers Genora Dollinger 886 0.04% N/A
Total votes 2,062,095 100.00%
Republican hold

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